Send us a text Audio • Season 2 • Episode 9 • The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists Artwork • Portrait of Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Clarendon, in praise of him stated that “If Bancroft had lived, he would have quickly extinguished all the fire in England that was kindled at Geneva.” Music 1 • “O Mistress Mine” Composer : • Thomas Morley (1557/8–1602). He was an English composer known ...

Send us a text Audio • Season 2 • Episode 8 • The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Artwork • Lambeth Palace Music 1 • Royal Brass Music Of King James 1 This collection features 17th-century English instrumental music, primarily composed for brass instruments of the time, and recorded under the direction of Thurston Dart. The ensemble includes: - Maurice André and Jean Pirot (trumpets) - Maurice Suzan, Henri...

Send us a text Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • From Refugees to Millenary and the New King Artwork • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I-April 28, 1603. Published by janetwertman Music •Drop, drop, slow tears.Sung by the Cambridge Chorale, in Ely Cathedral. The cathedral's location on a raised island made it a prominent landmark in the flat Fens, earning it the nickname "Ship of the Fens", a name that reflects the eel-filled waters that once surrounded it. From a Poem by Phineas Fletche...

Send us a text Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Exiles in Amsterdam. Artwork •The Canons of Dort, or Canons of Dordrecht. Formally titled The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands, is an exposition of orthodox Reformed soteriology against Arminianism, by the National Synod held in the Dutch city of Dordrecht in 1618–1619. Music • Be Still for the Presence of the Lord. Text & Melody by David J. Evans. Both the wo...

Send us a text Episode Type • Season Episode Season • Episode Episode Number • Episode Title Artwork • John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1602. John Whitgift (c1530-1604) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1567-1576. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583. He attended Elizabeth I on her deathbed and crowned James I. Music (1)•Hela'r Dryw (Hunt...

Send us a text Artwork • The Gasthuiskerk is a Protestant church of the Christian Reformed Churches in Middelburg in the province of Zeeland . The church was built in 1493 as a chapel dedicated to Saint Barbara . The originally Roman Catholic hospital chapel was used by the residents of the abbey from 1568 to 1571 and was rented to English merchants from 1579 to 1589. The chapel was subsequently assigned to the Reformed Church in 1589 and in 1799 it became a Roman Catholic church again. In ...

Send us a text Artwork • Scrooby Manor House Music • At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners, Performed by The Aeolian Chorale. The poem "At the round earth's imagined corners", is one of English poet John Donne's(1572–1631) Holy Sonnets, where he explores the struggles and consolations of his Christian faith. The speaker in the poem tries to imagine Judgment Day and finds comfort in the idea of God's infinite mercy and forgiveness. Williametta Spencer, born on August 15, 1927, is an Ame...

Send us a text Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: 'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’, 1589. Hastily created on an antiquated press hidden in a barn on a Coventry property, this last pamphlet was probably typeset by Martin’s collaborators, Job Throckmorton and John Penry. of Martin Marprelate'. Music • Daniel Bacheler: To Plead My Faith · The Consort of Musicke · Anthony Rooley Daniel Bacheler, 1572 – 1619, wa...

Send us a text Artwork • The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale (1541-1601), Clerk of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I, who wrote the official record of the execution to which he was an eyewitness. The evening before the execution he had read-out to Mary her death warrant and informed her that she was to be executed the following morning. Key to numbers: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrews...

Send us a text Artwork • The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale (1541-1601), Clerk of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I, who wrote the official record of the execution to which he was an eyewitness. The evening before the execution he had read-out to Mary her death warrant and informed her that she was to be executed the following morning. Key to numbers: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrews...

Send us a text This podcast focuses on history, particularly the English Separatist movement and its ties to the broader evolution of the Christian faith. At its heart is a story that describes the progression and global impact of the Protestant faith. It records how an emerging movement reshaped core Christian beliefs, partitioning Western Christianity into Catholicism and the new Protestant groups. In series 2, starting in 1585, we explore a time when a Protestant movement...

Send us a text This podcast explores the rich history of the English Non-Conformist and Separatist movements, examining their ties to the broader development of the Christian faith. At its heart, it tells the story of how Protestantism evolved and made a significant global impact. The podcast, illustrates how this emerging movement, reshaped fundamental Christian beliefs, leading to division in Western Christianity between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups. The narrative, is org...

Send us a text The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528 Artist:Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) Painting Location: The Coburg Fortress, a medieval fortress, situated above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. The Music is Kyrie, from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass, Missa Orbis Factor. This episode examines the origins of a Protestant movement that significantly altered fundamental Christian beliefs. The term "Protestant" originate...

Send us a text The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528 Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553). Painting Location: The Coburg Fortress, a medieval fortress, situated above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Music is not present in the Shorter Listen. The Music in the Full episode is: Kyrie, from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass, Missa Orbis Factor. This episode examines the origins of a Protestant movement that sign...

Send us a text The Artwork is: The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535. The Music is: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'; Composer: Martin Luther. In this episode, we discuss the life and death of Thomas More, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. We then focus on Myles Coverdale, an important English Bible translator and reformer. Working alone, Coverdale carried out his mission independently, successfully creating ...

Send us a text The Artwork is: The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535. Music is not present in the Shorter Listen. The Music is: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'; Composer: Martin Luther. William Tyndale, is widely recognised as a groundbreaking English biblical scholar, whose translations played a crucial role in making the Bible accessible to English-speaking audiences. In this episode, we also discuss the life and death of ...

Send us a text The Artwork is The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 The Music is John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. In 1547, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edward VI, became the first English monarch raised as a Protestant. John Calvin, a notable French Protestant reformer, was a key figure in the second wave of the Protestant Reformation. He published his influential work, "Institutes of the Christian Religion." During the 16th-century Protestant...

Send us a text Artwork • The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 Music • John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. This Episode In 1547, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edward VI, became the first English monarch raised as a Protestant. Notable French Protestant reformer John Calvin was a key figure in the second wave of ...

Send us a text The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. After Edward's death, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 and was held safely in the Tower of London, awaiting her coronation. Upon hearing of Edward's death, Mary Tudor, fearing for her safety, escaped to East Anglia, where she owned several estates. On 1 October 1553, Stephen Gardiner, an English Catholic bishop, ...

Send us a text The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. This is a shorter version, for a quicker read, than the original. After Edward's death, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 but was soon replaced by Mary Tudor, who fled to East Anglia for safety. On 1 October 1553, Mary was crowned Mary I at Westminster Abbey, becoming the first queen to rule England in her own...